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15 <br /> 1 • Cornelius Street corridor study for siting alternatives <br /> 2 • Day lighting engineering study <br /> 3 • Mixed use alternatives investigation <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Commissioner McKee asked if this project is going to be pushed back. <br /> 6 Travis Myren said that is not currently recommended, and a lot of questions should be <br /> 7 answered by the fall, and he would be better prepared to answer this question at that time. <br /> 8 Commissioner McKee said this project does not even resemble the project that was <br /> 9 discussed a couple of years ago. <br /> 10 Chair Dorosin said that is not a bad thing. <br /> 11 Commissioner McKee said he is concerned that the community that needs to be served <br /> 12 by this center has been forgotten. <br /> 13 Commissioner Marcoplos said it is worth a few more months to get this project right. <br /> 14 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 15 <br /> 16 o Southern Human Services <br /> 17 • Modify project page to reference the County's commitment to provide <br /> 18 dental services in Southern Orange <br /> 19 o Blackwood Farm <br /> 20 • Studying grazing (using goats) opportunities to reduce or eliminate <br /> 21 mowing equipment <br /> 22 o Southern Branch Library <br /> 23 • Joint project with Town of Carrboro <br /> 24 • New space considerations for shared/common space <br /> 25 • Design process will re-evaluate size <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Bonnie Hammersley said in December 2016 the Board authorized a letter of intent for <br /> 28 her and the Carrboro Town Manager to work on a development agreement. She said she will <br /> 29 be sharing information on the development agreement with the Board this evening. She said <br /> 30 the plan, for moving forward this summer, will be based on the outcome of the closed session <br /> 31 tonight. She said Carrboro has finished its studies, and progress is being made, albeit a bit <br /> 32 behind schedule. <br /> 33 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 34 <br /> 35 o Projects with Offsetting Revenue/Operating Savings (chart) <br /> 36 • See green handout <br /> 37 <br /> 38 • CIP Impact of Alternative 2 <br /> 39 o CIP decrease of$32,661,537 <br /> 40 o Alternative 1 and 2 combined decrease of $51,800,387 <br /> 41 o Debt service policy compliance with tax adjustment and debt structuring <br /> 42 <br /> 43 • New information <br /> 44 o $66,000 overstated in active/retiree health insurance <br /> 45 o Closing capital projects - $400,000 in excess loan proceeds applied to debt <br /> 46 service — relieves general fund on a one time basis <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Commissioner Price asked if more planning money is being put in for the new library in <br /> 49 the next fiscal year. <br />